Tillage News
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
Yields
Tillage
Forecasts for EU crop yields revised downwards
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming a downward revision in 2024 projected crop yields across the European...
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Winter barley coming in at 4.8t/ac in Co. Down
East Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming a yield of 4.8t/ac from the first of his 2024 winter...
Tillage News
Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
Tillage
Potato yields declined in 2022 by 15 per cent
Potato yields have declined year on year by approximately 10 to 15% in 2022, Teagasc has confirmed. The area of...
Agri-Business
Drought: EU summer crop-yield outlook further reduced
Drought conditions in much of Europe are continuing to substantially reduce yield outlooks for the EU’s summer crops. According to...
Tillage News
Farm manager discusses weather impact on UK tillage farm
North Bedfordshire farm manager Andy Mahon took part in the most recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss...
Tillage
BYDV hits barley yields in many places
Teagasc is confirming that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) was noted as a threat to winter barley crops as far...
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Tillage News
Harvest 2021: Cereal production increased by 21%
Cereal production from ‘Harvest 2021’ is estimated to be slightly over 2.3 million tonnes, up from just over 1.9 million...
Tillage News
Reduce P and K application rates at your peril - PDA
A recent survey carried out by the Potash Development Association (PDA) confirms that a significant number of tillage farmers in...
Tillage
Where does the tillage sector fit in to Irish farming?
It doesn’t take Albert Einstein to work out that cereal crops have recovered tremendously over recent weeks. Sowing conditions, in...
Tillage
Harvest 2017 - the facts and the figures
Cereal production, in Ireland, for 2017 was up on last year at 2.3 million tonnes, as spring barley reached record...
Tillage
Will cereal producers break even this year?
After a relatively good start, the majority of combines have ceased working in recent days – at least for the...
Tillage
Maize crops have 'jumped out of the ground' since June
After a slow start up to June 1, maize crops have caught up now having “jumped out of the ground”, according...
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Drying off in a new era without blanket dry cow therapy
Over 200 service providers recently attended Animal Health Ireland’s CellCheck conference in Kilkenny, focused on providing the latest science and...
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A good combine driver can help next year's harvest
Winter barley yields have been a mixed bag and yields have ranged from 3t/ac up to 4.25t/ac so far this...
Tillage
Oilseed rape - one of the better stories so far this harvest
With winter barley yields back 10-15% nationally, it has been a difficult start to the harvest. Grain merchants across the...
Tillage
Growers must 'hold grain and sell hard'
Growers around the country should ‘hold grain and sell hard‘, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Grain Committee Chairman,...
Tillage
Winter barley - a tale of rotation in the south-east
Harvesting is well underway in the south-east and the focus has turned to combining winter oats in recent days. Speaking...